Shawn Colvin

Object of My Affection

jump into the night
gas up and downshift
cruise up the coast
on the FM drift
it's a crazy world
on the head of a pin

some other time
some other star
i might've cried but now
you only need to look so far
as the smile on my face
to see the shape i'm in

try love in a bottle
try love in a box
play it all night long
dance 'til you drop
and it sure got soul
it's not flesh and blood

i tried looking for love
but i guess it's true
you don't look for love
it's gonna look for you
well you found me honey
and you sound so good

you're the object of my affection
not a dream
or make believe
you're the object of my affection
come to me

now we see the women
in the photograph
sweet anne of mercy
and sylvia platz
for a thousand words
they got a life sentence

if we linded up all the girls
we died in vain
we could walk on their heads
to hell and back again
but i got the big book
and antidepressants

you're the object of my affection
not a phantom fantasy
you're the object of my affection
come to me

you're the object of my affection
not a toy with batteries
you're the object of my affection
not a rescue remedy
you're the object of my affection
come to me